The Afghan asylum seekers came from the asylum center in Lanaken. Police arrested 19 youths after the stabbing. One of them has been charged with attempted murder. The exact reason for the clash between the young people of Turkish origin from Genk and the Afghan asylum seekers is under further investigation, but Marino Keulen believes that this problem group undermines support for asylum throughout Europe.
“It is not only the case in our country, but throughout Europe. These unaccompanied Afghan youths travel all over Europe, settle down somewhere and are taken care of, but do not adhere to the rules. In an asylum center, for example, windows are or they commit vandals on the household effects. There are big problems with everything, but with their status of minors we can’t do much with it. I called the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration (Sammy Mahdi, ed.) and he had understanding,” Cologne said on Sunday evening.
In asylum centers, where Pashtun, Uzbeks or Hazara are located, they form clans, Cologne said. “We must try to dilute those groups, because the facts of Saturday evening in Genk are very serious and the arrested suspect must be tried and punished for this. Those groups must feel the strong arm of the law. Anyone who comes here to commit violence as an asylum seeker loses.” their right to asylum. If you send back those unaccompanied Afghans underage, they will end up with the Taliban. Moreover, these problem young people are ruining it for so many other asylum seekers who don’t cause any trouble here,” said Cologne, adding that the police forces are targeting groups of young people keep an eye on.